Western Kansas world., 1887-12-10
Economy n Dress.

Any woman who can get together SO
may now provide herself with neat, com.
Portable, and good d-wearing dress. Materi-
ais are cheap and in almost endless variety.
Black goods are considered the most dura-
BILE. but there is no reason why dark blue,
brown, green, or crimson may not be as
seryieeable. To women under 40 or en-
90 these colors are more suitable than he
funeral black, which has come to be almost
national color, and makes our sober peo-
pie look even more sad and sorry. Excel.
lent quality Of line cashmere may be had at
Is cents yard. This is very fine and soft.
and will last for years if carefully kept.
Cashmere Of good quality may be washed
and ironed and look as good as new, and
this is one strong reason why it is SO highly
recommended. For so cents good quail
ity, although of little coarser texture and of
double width, may be purchased. For q
full costume from eight to ten yards will be
needed, and it is always wise 90 purchase
a yard extra, SO that in case of the dress
being remade there will be new material
for sleeves and basque fronts. A tasteful
way 70 have cashmere dress made is as
follows: Have the skirt two and half
yards wide and just escaping the ground all
about. Vey strout figures need the skirt
longer in front than in the back, and un-
less this point is strictly attended TO the
effect Of the entire dress is spoiled. The
skirt should be made psain and finished
with two-inch hem, over heavy lining,
edged with very. harrow side plating.
The back of the s,irt should have two
reeds. The overdress, or, rather, the
drapery, should be very full and fall to the
edge of the skirt, the basque made pointed
in front, high on the hips, and box plated
in fho hoo 1ov~ NTH a oir ted yooA
and revers and standing collar and cuffs.
plain cashmere like this should always
have small buttons of the same color.
There are many cheaper materials of all
wool that are suitable for such dress.
A pretty and cheap gown for young
lady, which will do for both fall and win
ter, may be made out of dark-blue serge.
which, at fifty cents a yard, double width,
is of excellent quality. Six yards of the
serge and yard of dark-blue moire at two
dollars will make the dress in one of the
fashionable modes. The skirt should have
wide side-plaiting from the hip to the
edge over lining. The drapery should be
gathered about the hips and fall half way
to the knees in front, with a full back
drapery, ending in a point and worn over
three reeds placed in the skirt. The bodice
should have a pointed front, and be cut
short over the hips, with pointed vest and
similar piece in the back of the moire
and high collar of the same. The
sleeves should be puffed full to the elbows
and the long cuffs to the wrists of the
moire. The material, including buttons
and Innings for this neat suit, should not
cost over seven dollars.
Young ladies OF small means needing a
new dress for evening wear desire gen.
orally something that is tasteful and odd.
Cheap satins and silks are not to be rec
commended, because they look tawdry after
one wearing, and are really expensive.
Tarlatan is one of the prettiest materials
for ball gown. and may be worn three or
four times; but there are many thin WOODEN
goods that are far more preferable. Nuns
yelling is one of these, and fine quality
may be had at 40 to so cents yard, double
width. This material is particularly adapt
ed to graceful draping, and will wash and
iron nicely. For party dress rose-col-
ored nuns yelling, made over silesia trifie
brighter in color. is pretty. A young girl
would look we'll in such dress, made with
. plain skirt, a French waist, with low neck
and short puffed sleeves, and wide sash
OF the same material knotted in butterfly
bow behind. If desired, the dress might
have puffed sleeves and q guimpe of white
surah silk or lace, and white or pink silk
sash. For an older girl the skirt should be
made with reeds and have what is called
the butterfly drapery. The same waist
would be in good taste, or else little
bodice, cut in q V back and front at the
throat, and with elbow sleeves both rufied
in Valenciennes or soft Oriental lace. A
gown of this kind, made at home, should
not cost more than So